RELG 215 - A History of Sin

Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT

This course will offer an interpretive history of sin by examining notions such as a primal fall, construals of deadly sin, negative presentations of bodies and sexuality, pride, guilt, shame, anxiety, ignorance, and contemporary reappraisals. The focus will be on Christian traditions, but other perspectives and sources will be considered. Through texts ancient to contemporary, the course will highlight changing conceptions of sin as a means for grappling with the human condition and society.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: C. Barnes